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SuperTalk Mississippi News is a statewide news network that produces and distributes accurate, Mississippi-focused news to more than 45 radio stations across the state.
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After being two of the five winningest franchises of the 2010s, the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks will face off in the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Gov. Tate Reeves has called for flags to be flown half-staff in Mississippi on Friday in honor of a Lee County school resource officer who died while directing traffic.
MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/flags-to-fly-half-staff-in-honor-of-lee-county-deputy-who-died-while-directing-school-traffic/
Federal officials have stepped in to investigate after a Madison elementary school received two bomb threats this week.
MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/fbi-helping-investigate-threats-at-madison-station-elementary-school-to-resume-monday/
The cold weather that’s been gripping Mississippi is about to change. Temperatures are forecast to be warmer than normal through at least mid next week.
MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/your-mississippi-forecast-for-friday-february-6/
The Senate Education Committee may have rejected a bill expanding school choice in Mississippi, but House Speaker Jason White is committed to pushing what he calls "education freedom."
Iain Vasey has been named president and CEO of the Golden Triangle Development LINK, north Mississippi's largest economic development group. Plus, Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker is speaking out against plans to construct an ICE detention facility in Byhalia, raising concerns over the project's planning process and potential negative effects on the community.
MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/golden-triangle-development-link-announces-vasey-as-president-and-ceo/
MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/wicker-speaks-out-against-plans-for-ice-facility-in-byhalia/
A popular video game is trying to continue its trend of correctly predicting Super Bowl winners, and the pick is in for this year's matchup between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks.
Legislation increasing the salary for public school teachers passed unanimously in the Mississippi House of Representatives on Wednesday. The measure bumps teacher pay by $5,000, moving the minimum annual salary from $41,500 to $46,500.
MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/mississippi-house-unanimously-passes-5000-pay-bump-for-teachers/
The NCAA is sticking with its decision to deny Trinidad Chambliss another season of college football, but that doesn’t mean the Ole Miss quarterback won’t play for the Rebels next season. Chambliss’ legal team has filed a lawsuit in state court seeking an injunction that would allow him to play this fall.
The House has passed a bill that would legalize mobile sports betting in Mississippi, but it faces an uncertain future in the Senate.
MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/mobile-sports-betting-bill-passes-mississippi-house-but-faces-uncertainty-in-senate/
A bill that would allocate $20 million to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency for disaster response and recovery from the ice storm, approved in the Senate, will move on to the House. Rep. Lee Yancey told us the House may debate whether to give the money to MEMA or to counties/cities impacted by the storm.
For the second day in a row, a Madison elementary school has been the subject of a threat.
MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/madison-elementary-school-receives-threat-for-second-day-in-a-row/
Mississippi’s first case of bird flu this year has been confirmed. A positive case of H5 avian influenza was found at a commercial broiler chicken flock in Amite County.
MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/mississippis-first-bird-flu-case-of-2026-reported-in-amite-county/
Mississippians who suffered storm damage during the ice storm are being urged to document their damage. Tragically, the death toll rose to 28 as of Wednesday afternoon.
MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/death-toll-linked-to-winter-storm-fern-rises-to-28-in-mississippi/
There’s a warming trend on the way, with temperatures above normal by this weekend and early next week.
MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/your-mississippi-forecast-for-thursday-february-5/
New data suggests that your young babies may be aware of a lot more than they're letting on. Plus, the FBI is now offering a $20,000 reward for any tips leading to an arrest after Ole Miss football player Corey Adams was killed in July 2025.
MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/fbi-offering-20k-reward-for-information-linked-to-death-of-ole-miss-football-player/
Let the games begin! The Winter Olympics are here. Plus, we now know the favorite ahead of this Sunday's Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks.
MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/winter-olympics-2026-guide-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-milan-cortina-games/
MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/seattles-charles-cross-headlines-list-of-players-with-mississippi-ties-in-super-bowl-lx/
MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/vicksburg-native-ben-brown-carries-family-legacy-to-the-super-bowl/
Tuesday was a big deadline at the state capitol with over 1,700 bills dying. Plus, we caught up with Siemens Energy North America's president after the global energy technology company announced a $300 million expansion in Rankin County.
MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/category/politics/
MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/siemens-mississippi/
Ole Miss suffered its fourth straight loss on Tuesday and head coach Chris Beard was ejected from the matchup at Tennessee.
READ MORE: https://www.supertalk.fm/mcbb-ole-miss-blown-out-by-no-25-tennessee-84-66-as-beard-ejected-in-second-half/
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker expressed staunch opposition to ICE opening a detention facility in Marshall County.
READ MORE: https://www.supertalk.fm/wicker-speaks-out-against-plans-for-ice-facility-in-byhalia/
Mississippi law currently restricts gender-affirming medical treatments for minors, prohibiting healthcare providers from prescribing puberty blockers or hormones to individuals under 18. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons is recommending a delay for young people seeking gender-affirming care.
8 Days of Hope is one of many organizations that have stepped in to help residents recovering from the ice storm. They've been serving hot meals, helping residents with tree removal, and tarping roofs in multiple communities.
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